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Politics - U.S. SenateAug 20, 2026
Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee
Senator Bill Cassidy said Dr. Heidi Overton's role in President Trump's executive order on vaccines last week was "almost disqualifying."

Drudge ReportAug 20, 2026
STARS AND STRIPES pubisher retires, citing differences with Pentagon...




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New York Times PoliticsAug 20, 2026
Trump's Economic Threat Puts Focus on Iran's Trading Partners
President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.

Drudge ReportAug 20, 2026
Musk Expected to Point His Money Machine at Texas Politics!




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Paxton and Curious Case of the Missing $1,000 Pen...
MONTBLANC He Pocketed Decade Ago Resurfaces as Campaign Issue...
Key Republican Aide Defects to Dems...



Politics - U.S. SenateAug 20, 2026
Ken Paxton's $1,000 Pen Incident Resurfaces in Texas Senate Race
The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.

Washington Post PoliticsAug 20, 2026
Republicans notch win in Missouri congressional redistricting fight
A judge allowed Republicans to use their new congressional map this fall, but the state Supreme Court may weigh in.

Drudge ReportAug 20, 2026
EXODUS: White House roiled by another high-profile loss...




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President walking sideways to hide rear-end contraption?



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Trump family crypto bank offers depositors way to 'gain favor' with White House... (Drudge Report)

Drudge ReportAug 20, 2026
DEBT TOPS $40,000,000,000,000!






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Drudge ReportAug 20, 2026
SHOCK POLL: El-Sayed Opens Up 7-Point Lead Over Rival...




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Washington Post PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Trump says he expects to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un later this year
In an impromptu White House meeting with reporters, the president touted his relationship with Kim and said North Korea has "57 very powerful nuclear weapons."

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U.S. Cuts Back Military Drills With South Korea, as Trump Woos Kim Jong-un (New York Times Politics)

Yahoo PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scores surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race


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Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest (Politics - U.S. Senate)

Politics - U.S. HouseAug 19, 2026
Democrats Can't Fix This Mess Without a Supermajority
They must embrace the heterodoxy that governs how swing voters think.

New York Times PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Pragmatic Democrat, Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator from Sitka, Alaska, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice voting ballot in November.

Yahoo PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Darline Graham says she's "not that informed on national security" at debate


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Sen. Darline Graham: ‘I'm Not That Informed on National Security' (Politics - U.S. Senate)

Politics - U.S. SenateAug 19, 2026
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, marshaled grass-roots enthusiasm to defeat a moderate who dramatically out-raised her. Can it carry her to victory in November?

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Why a stunning democratic socialist win in Florida is different (Washington Post Politics)

Democracy NowAug 19, 2026
Trump's "Authoritarian Takeover" of the Media, ABC Suing FCC & the Meta Trial: Free Press's Jessica González
We look at major media news with Jessica González, co-CEO of the advocacy organization Free Press. She discusses the landmark lawsuit against Meta for making its social media platforms addictive for young people, efforts to halt the Paramount-Warner Bros. megamerger, and Disney's lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission over what it calls the Trump administration's "retaliatory campaign" against the ABC television network.

González says President Donald Trump's "authoritarian takeover attempt of our media system" must be opposed.


Yahoo PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Sen. Sullivan, former US Rep Peltola begin Alaska US Senate campaign after advancing from primary


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Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming (Yahoo Politics)

New York Times PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran
The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramatically escalate the war with Iran.

NYT Homeland Press ReleasesAug 19, 2026
Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children
The reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administration is protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors.

Yahoo PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA


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Trump to nominate Heidi Overton to lead the FDA (Yahoo Politics)

Politics - U.S. HouseAug 19, 2026
Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms
The decision was a win for Republicans, who have been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain the party's narrow control in the U.S. House in November.

Washington Post PoliticsAug 19, 2026
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than investors expected
The landmark number was reached in part because of lost revenue from invalidated tariffs.

Washington Post PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Trump joins leaders of crypto companies in push for industry-backed bill
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Congress to pass legislation that could lend greater legitimacy to the fast-growing industry — which includes the Trump family business.

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Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders (New York Times Politics)

New York Times PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights
Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court's weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.

Washington Post PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Ties to data centers could cost Ohio Sen. Jon Husted his seat, memo warns
A GOP memo obtained by The Post urges the tech industry to take action to improve the image of the controversial facilities.

Washington Post PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Prosecutors suggest Comey posted ‘86 47' seashell photo to boost book sales
The Justice Department claims the former FBI director intentionally threatened the life of President Donald Trump in part to increase his book sales and says its prosecution of him is not vindictive.

Drudge ReportAug 19, 2026
DARLINE! Lindsey Graham's sister stumbles badly in debate...




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Yahoo PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Florida democratic socialist Angie Nixon says "it's not about labels"


Washington Post PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Darline Graham stumbles over national security question in debate
Graham, facing a GOP Senate primary runoff, admits she's "not that informed" on foreign policy, the specialty of her late brother, Lindsey Graham.

New York Times PoliticsAug 19, 2026
Angie Nixon Notches Another Win for the Left Through Old-Fashioned Organizing
State Representative Angie Nixon scored a stunning upset on Tuesday in Florida's Democratic Senate primary. Her victory will test the strength of a democratic socialist in a red state.

New York Times PoliticsAug 18, 2026
Why Democrats and Republicans Are Backing Rivals in Alaska's Senate Primary
A burst of ad spending is part of a campaign tactic in which the major parties try to boost fringe hopefuls on the other side.

Yahoo PoliticsAug 18, 2026
Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump's White House ballroom project


New York Times PoliticsAug 17, 2026
Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea's Kim Jong-un
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?

Washington Post PoliticsAug 15, 2026
Democrats abandon Senate races in deep-red states, boosting independents
Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota dropped out, clearing the way for independents. But Alani Bankhead in Montana declined to join them.

Washington Post PoliticsAug 15, 2026
Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump's preferences
The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.
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